Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

New York, Apr 10, 2013

LOT 249

DELACOUR CITY EGO CHRONOGRAPH PROTOTYPE CARBON FIBER DeLaCour, Genève, Mourinho City Ego chronograph Prototype. This prototype watch was made in collaboration with the international football coach and deLaCour Brand Ambassador, Josè Mourinho who wore it during games, press conferences and everyday activities. Very fine and unique, curved, light, self-winding, water resistant, carbon fiber wristwatch with square button chronograph, registers, date, power reserve, 24-hours indication with a titanium deLaCour buckle. Accompanied by its Certificate of Origin, Warranty and instruction sheets.

C. Three-body, matte, stepped lugs, case back secured by 8 screws engraved with I am not afraid of the consequences of my decisions with José Mourinho?s signature, sapphire crystal. D. Black with honeycomb design to Showcase the movement, inner minute chronograph scale with 5-minute blue and white Arabic numerals, outer applied luminous Arabic numerals, subsidiary dials for the seconds at 3 and 24 hours indication at 9, power reserve indication at 6, aperture for the date at 1. Skeleton dauphine hands with luminous tips. M. Cal. DC 280, rhodium-plated, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating balance spring. Dial, case and movement signed. DIM. 56 x 54. THICKNESS 16 mm.